Ahmed Abdulahi Waayeel
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Ahmed Abdulahi Waayeel was a Somali
politician and a minister
in the Transitional Federal Government
.
He was killed, along with Minister of Health Qamar Aden Ali
and Minister of Higher Education Ibrahim Hassan Addow, in a suicide bombing at the Hotel Shamo
in Mogadishu
, the capital of Somalia
, on 3 December 2009. At the time, he was Minister of Education.
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
politician and a minister
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
in the Transitional Federal Government
Transitional Federal Government
The Transitional Federal Government is the current internationally recognized government of the Republic of Somalia. It was established as one of the Transitional Federal Institutions of government as defined in the Transitional Federal Charter adopted in November 2004 by the Transitional...
.
He was killed, along with Minister of Health Qamar Aden Ali
Qamar Aden Ali
Qamar Aden Ali was a Somali lawyer and politician. She served as the Minister of Health in the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.-Biography:...
and Minister of Higher Education Ibrahim Hassan Addow, in a suicide bombing at the Hotel Shamo
2009 Hotel Shamo bombing
The 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing was a suicide bombing at the Hotel Shamo in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 3 December 2009. The bombing killed 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government, and injured 60 more, making it the deadliest attack in Somalia since the Beledweyne...
in Mogadishu
Mogadishu
Mogadishu , popularly known as Xamar, is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries....
, the capital of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, on 3 December 2009. At the time, he was Minister of Education.